Study Confirms That Women Who Prefer Heels To Flats Are Telling the Truth

"I just can't stand them," she'll moan. "They're so uncomfortable!"
After years of figurative eye-rolling in response, it turns out those high-heels addicts were telling the truth.

Digital Journal reported a recent study that explains why some women are more comfortable in high heels — it's because they've disfigured their bodies through constant calf-muscle elevation. England's Manchester Metropolitan University measured women's leg muscles and tendons and found a marked difference:
"Using ultrasound, they found women who wore high heels had muscle fibers 13% shorter than those who wore flat shoes. Scanning with MRI, they learned that the Achilles' tendon in the women who constantly wore high heels had become thicker and stiffer, although it was the same length as in women who wore flat shoes."

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While you might expect heels, platforms, and pumps to end up on the endangered list, researchers at the University probably realize they don't have the clout to single-handedly strip the fashion industry of one of its mainstays. Instead, one suggested exercising the muscles by "standing on tip toes and lowering the heels up and down about 20 times a day."

The high price of fashion indeed. Do you prefer heels to flats? Even after reading this?